Vertical Menu Widget
Easily add a vertical menu to your widgetable sidebar. With this plugin you can create a simple/flat menu or a foldout menu.
The facts
- Rating
- 3★ from 2
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 20 Jun 2011
- Added
- Jun 2011
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- WP 3.1.4
- Downloads
- 15,394
Our analysis
AI-assistedVertical Menu Widget is a WordPress plugin that allows you to add a vertical menu to your sidebar. You can create either a flat menu displaying all parent and child items or a foldout menu that shows only the children of the current page or parent.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their site's navigation with a vertical menu structure. It is particularly useful for sites with a hierarchical content layout.
Best for: This plugin suits users looking to improve sidebar navigation on content-heavy WordPress sites.
What it does well
- ✓Allows addition of a vertical menu to the sidebar
- ✓Supports both flat and foldout menu styles
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in June 2011
- •Tested only up to WordPress version 3.1.4
- •Low directory score of 45/100
Verdict
Vertical Menu Widget provides basic vertical menu functionality but may not be suitable for modern WordPress installations due to its age and limited updates.
From the developer
Daniel Iser's own description of Vertical Menu Widget, lightly tidied.
Easily add a vertical menu to your widgetable sidebar. With this plugin you can create a flat menu with all parents/children visible or a stepping foldout menu where only children of the current page/parent will be visible.
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Vertical Menu Widget – Info, Demo and Feature Discussion
Wizard Internet Solutions – Developers Site
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